What Happened in Oct 1918
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Getå Railroad Disaster
In 1918 F 1200 was involved in the severe accident at Getå when passenger train 422 was derailed and hurled down a high embankment built against... Read more
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Battle of Cambrai (1918)
The Battle of Cambrai was a battle between troops of the British First, Third and Fourth Armies and German Empire forces during the Hundred Days... Read more
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Cloquet Fire of 1918
On October 12 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to Lake Superior north of Duluth. When it was... Read more
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"Shoulder Arms" (film) is Released
Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy set in France during World War... Read more
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Battle of Sharqat Begins
The Battle of Sharqat (October 23—30, 1918) was between the British and the Ottoman Empire at the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which... Read more
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Wreck of the SS Princess Sophia
Princess Sophia, was built for the Alaska run, and made her maiden voyage on June 7, 1912. She was not a fancy ship, her hull was short and had... Read more
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Armistice of Moudros Ends Hostilities in the Middle Eastern Theater
The Armistice of Moudros (Turkish: Mondros Ateşkes Anlaşması) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and... Read more